Meeting with the Commissioner of the European Commission Věra Jourová
Equinet Chair and Deputy Ombudswoman Tena Simonovic Einwalter met with Věra, Jourová Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, on April 12, 2018 in Brussels. The theme of…
Deputy Ombudswoman talked at the Festival of Tolerance on the importance of education
We have to fight discrimination primarily through education, especially of younger children, but also all stakeholders involved have to play their roles: state bodies, NGOs, media, and citizens…
Human Rights Situation in Croatia: 2017 Ombudswoman’s Report
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović has submitted 2017 Report to the Croatian parliament. As the most important working tool of the institution, it contains the analysis and human rights assessment…
Poverty and discrimination: two sides of the same coin
Equinet – European Network of Equality Bodies and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission hosted the conference Poverty and discrimination: two sides of the same coin on…
Discrimination of persons suffering from PTSD in football
A complainant, retired because of PTSD, was prevented from performing the job of a controller of judging in football matches within the First and Second Croatian Football League,…
Depriving the inmates’ rights must be argumented, necessary and proportional
Depriving the rights on liberty does not automatically lead to the loss of other civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights. Amongst them is the right to correspondence,…
The new members of the Anti-Discrimination Contact Points Network
The Ombudswoman has signed cooperation agreements with members of the Anti-Discrimination Contact Points Network on 9 March 2018. These are 11 civil society organizations selected after a public…
International organisations commit to building broader support for human rights
Ombudswoman and ENNHRI Chair Lora Vidović participated at the high level international panel discussion on reframing communication on human rights, held on 6th March 2018 in UN Geneva…
New general policy guidelines on strengthening equality bodies to combat discrimination and intolerance
To better protect people exposed to discrimination, states should step up the efficiency, independence and impact of equality bodies, says the Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission (ECRI) in…